Total elbow replacement
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Total elbow replacements are becoming increasingly utilised in preserving elbow range of motion. Indications include complex comminuted distal humeral fractures, which cannot be reconstructed in the elderly (age > 70 years), late stage rheumatoid arthritis, and late stage osteoarthritis.
There are typically lifelong limitations to lifting weights no greater than 2 kg (5lbstwo kilograms (five pounds).
-<p><a href="/articles/elbow-arthroplasty" title="Total elbow replacements">Total elbow replacements</a> are becoming increasingly utilised in preserving elbow range of motion. Indications include complex comminuted <a href="/articles/distal-humeral-fracture" title="distal humeral fractures">distal humeral fractures</a>, which cannot be reconstructed in the elderly (age > 70 years), late stage <a href="/articles/rheumatoid-arthritis" title="rheumatoid arthritis">rheumatoid arthritis</a>, and late stage <a href="/articles/osteoarthritis" title="osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</a>.</p><p>There are typically lifelong limitations to lifting weights no greater than 2 kg (5lbs).</p>- +<p><a href="/articles/elbow-arthroplasty" title="Total elbow replacements">Total elbow replacements</a> are becoming increasingly utilised in preserving elbow range of motion. Indications include complex comminuted <a href="/articles/distal-humeral-fracture" title="distal humeral fractures">distal humeral fractures</a>, which cannot be reconstructed in the elderly (age > 70 years), late stage <a href="/articles/rheumatoid-arthritis" title="rheumatoid arthritis">rheumatoid arthritis</a>, and late stage <a href="/articles/osteoarthritis" title="osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</a>.</p><p>There are typically lifelong limitations to lifting weights no greater than two kilograms (five pounds).</p>
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